He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Alexander the Great established himself as Emperor of Asia and urged his generals to marry Persian women in the Susa weddings.

Opposite him is another leader often identified as the Persian king Darius III. The mosaic probably depicts the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C.E., in which Alexander faced off against the Persian ...

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

Against overwhelming ... Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander, politician, scholar and explorer, Alexander led ...

The ancient Greek ideal of World Unity is manifested in the conquests of Alexander the Great aiming to unite the world through Hellenization.

In May 334 BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against ... Greece before entering the first official battle against Persia (under Darius) in the spring of 334 BCE.

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his ... Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.